Connie Price-Smith (born Constance Marie Price, June 3, 1962) is an American shot putter and discus thrower. Price-Smith is also a four-time Olympian. She graduated from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale in 1985.
Later career Price-Smith was also named to the 2012 Olympic track & field team coach staff in London. On July 21, 2015, she started her tenure as the head coach at the University of Mississippi. She was named women's head coach for the United States team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, again in Rio de Janeiro.
In 2016, she was elected into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame.
International competitions Representing the 1987Pan American Games Indianapolis, United States 3rdDiscusWorld ChampionshipsRome, ItalyNM^Discus1988Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea16th (q)Discus18th (q)Shot put1989World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 10thShot putIAAF World Cup Barcelona, Spain 7thDiscus1991World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain 7thShot putWorld Championships Tokyo, Japan 11thShot putPan American Games Havana, Cuba 2ndShot put1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain 20th (q)DiscusIAAF World Cup Havana, Cuba 4thShot put 7thDiscus1993World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada 9thShot put1994World Cup London, United Kingdom 8thDiscus1995World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain 2ndShot putWorld Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 9thShot putPan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 1stShot put1996Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 5thShot put1997World Indoor Championships Paris, France 6thShot putWorld Championships Athens, Greece 5thShot put1998IAAF World Cup Johannesburg, South Africa 3rdShot putGoodwill Games Uniondale, United States 2ndShot put1999World Indoor Championships Maebashi, Japan4thShot putWorld Championships Seville, Spain11thShot putPan American Games Winnipeg, Canada 1stShot put2000Olympic Games Sydney, Australia16th (q)Shot put2001World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal 10thShot put ^ Reached the 1987 World Championship Final at discus but failed to register a distance. Note: Results with a Q, indicate overall position in qualifying round.
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